Quick facts
- Category: Professional License
- Apostilled by the California Secretary of State (Sacramento or Los Angeles)
- Fee: $20 per document (mail) or $26 (walk-in) at the California Secretary of State
- Free document review before you pay any government fee
- Tracked outbound and return shipping included
What to know
Issuer. California Department of Insurance (CDI), Producer Licensing Bureau. Documents with fees: P.O. Box 1139, Sacramento, CA 95812-1139. Hotline (800) 967-9331. Public verification: cdicloud.insurance.ca.gov (free). Certificate of License Status: order/print online through CDI’s Sircon “Request a Letter of Certification” service (paid). Notarized route (what you actually do): 1. Assemble the underlying copy. Use a clear copy of your license (printed from CDI’s “Print or Download Your License”), or an official Certificate of License Status printed via the Sircon portal, or a printout of your free License Status Inquiry showing your name, license number, type, and status. 2. Sign a copy-certification by affidavit before a California notary — a sworn statement that “the attached is a true and correct copy of my California insurance producer license, #____.” The notary takes your.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly do I submit?
A notarized copy-certification affidavit with a copy of your insurance producer license (or Certificate of License Status) attached. The SOS apostilles the California notary’s signature.
Should I order the Clearance Letter?
No. The Clearance Letter (LIC-074, $32) cancels your California license — it’s for moving residency to another state, not for apostille.
What’s the Certificate of License Status?
CDI’s official “Letter of Certification,” printable immediately via the Sircon portal for a fee. You can attach it and notarize a sworn copy — but it’s optional; a license printout also works.
Can I apostille just the free License Status Inquiry printout?
Not alone — it carries no California signature to authenticate. Notarize a sworn copy affidavit over it first.
Common destinations
Countries this document is most often sent to (pulled from this page's own guidance). Every destination has its own rulebook — apostille (Hague) or full legalization (non-Hague).